In re Disqualification of Wollscheid

Citations

• 258 N.E.3d 425
• 2024 Ohio 6176
• 178 Ohio St. 3d 1244

Syllabus

Judges—Affidavits of disqualification—R.C. 2701.03 and 2701.031—Affidavit dismissed as to Judge Beathard because he has not been assigned to underlying case—Request for disqualification of Judge Wollscheid granted because although evidence does not show actual bias or prejudice, a reasonable and objective observer would harbor serious doubts about fairness of defendant's trial before her.